Where the passenger decides to cancel a railway ticket, he needs to follow certain guidelines and rules that are imposed by the railway authorities. The passenger needs to pay the penalty for cancellation of the railway ticket which is calculated by the railway authorities after considering several factors. If the railway ticket is given for cancellation  by the passenger and the time available is only four hours before the departure of the train a penalty of 50% is levied by the railway authorities from the cost of the tickets that has been booked by the passenger concerned. The chart preparation time is very important from the point of view of the passengers it is usually the preparation time from the originating station. The travel operators who book cheap flights and Cheap International Flights and also Book Bus tickets  also book the train tickets for the benefit of the passengers concerned. The travel operators can also help the passengers in the cancellation process. If the ticket is booked under the tatkal quota, then a flat charge of 25% is levied from the total cost of the tickets that has been booked by the passenger concerned. The penalty does not include the tatkal charges.